Casimiro Gennari

Casimiro Gennari (29 December 1839 – 31 January 1914) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Prefect of the Congregation of the Council.

His Eminence

Casimiro Gennari
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed20 October 1908
Term ended31 January 1914
PredecessorVincenzo Vannutelli
SuccessorFrancesco di Paola Cassetta
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1901–14)
Orders
Ordination21 March 1863
by Michele Bombini
Consecration15 May 1881
by Edward Henry Howard of Norfolk
Created cardinal15 April 1901
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Casimiro Gennari

29 December 1839
Maratea, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died31 January 1914(1914-01-31) (aged 74)
Palazzo Borghese, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsNicola Gennari
Gaetana Crispino
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Conversano (1881–97)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Bari e Canosa (1886–87)
  • Assessor of the Commission for Roman and Universal Inquisition (1895–1901)
  • Titular Archbishop of Naupactus (1897–1901)
  • Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1909–11)
Styles of
Casimiro Gennari
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLepanto (titular see)
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